A police officer stands on the seafront boulevard El Malecon ahead of the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba. Hurricane Irma battered Cuba on Saturday with deafening winds and unremitting rain, pushing seawater inland and flooding homes before taking aim at Florida.

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Waves crash against the seafront boulevard El Malecon ahead of the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba.

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Workers stand near an electricity pole that was knocked down by heavy winds, ahead of the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba.

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People walk on a flooded street after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba.

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People walk on a damaged street after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba

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People walk on a damaged street after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba

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People walk on a damaged street after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba

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A man shelters himself against the rain after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba.

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A man talks to his neighbour (not pictured) as he collects water to clean his front door after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba.

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Residents walk near downed power lines felled by Hurricane Irma, in Caibarien, Cuba.

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A tree felled by Hurricane Irma blocks a road in Caibarien, Cuba. There were no reports of deaths or injuries after heavy rain and winds from Irma lashed northeastern Cuba.

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Cubans wade through the rubble from a collapsed building in Havana.

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Cubans stand by a collapsed building in Havana.

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A flooded street during the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba.

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Local residents wade through a flooded street during the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Villa Clara. Irma's blast through the Cuban coastline weakened the storm to a Category Three, but it is still packing 125 mile-an-hour winds and was expected to regain power before hitting the Florida Keys.

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Cubans retrieve their belongings after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Villa Clara, Cuba.

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Damages caused by the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Villa Clara, Cuba.

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A building severely damaged by the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Villa Clara, Cuba.

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Damages caused by the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Villa Clara, Cuba.

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Damages caused by the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Villa Clara, Cuba.

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Locals wade through a flooded street after the passage of Hurricane Irma, at Caibarien, Villa Clara, Cuba.

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Local residents return home after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Villa Clara, Cuba.

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Local residents return home after the passage of Hurricane Irma, at Caibarien, Villa Clara, Cuba.